Linyun Monastery is located on the top of Lingyun hill, and it’s surrounded by 9 peaks of Linyun Hill. It also been called as Buddha Monastery, because the Giant Buddha is right under it’s foot. According to the record of history, the Lingyun monastery is build 1200 years ago. In the beginning of Tang Dynasty. 713AD, when people starting to build the Giant Buddha, they also build the Lingyun Monastery even bigger. But the old Lingyun Monastery was destroyed at war during the Ming Dynasty. The Lingyun Monastery you can see now is build on 1667, Qing Dynasty.
In the Lingyun Monastery, there is a big statue of Mile Buddha. It is made by Chinese white jade and weight 33 ton. And there is also 18 Monks Statue beside the Buddha. In the main hall, you will see the all features that Chinese traditional Monastery offers.